Fishing reel



Feb. 1 3, 1951 c. L. ABl-:LE 2,541,183

- FISHING REEL Filed Maron 1, 194e 2 sheets-snee@ 1 l l l F|G 2 :E 2' :E 4 I' 2o 8 2| 43 le :Ei Y 42 28 as a? 32l |8 50 3e lo 45 as 4 64 l2 es 1' 68 l/ \l A n 24 j CARL L. ABELE Snventor i;

ttorncgs C. L. ABELE FISHING REEL Feb. 13, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed March 1, 1948 CARL L. ABELE Patented Feb. 13, 1951 UNITED `S'IATES PATENT OFFICE .2,541,183 FISHING REEL Carl L. bele, Des Molines, Wash.

`Application March` 1, 1948, `Serial No. 12,259 4 C1ams. (Cl. 24a-84.5)

l.This invention relates to `fishing reels and, more particularly, to fishing reels of the type are` incorporated in ashing rod, intermediate its ends, either above or belowA the handie portion by Vv/hicl'i the sherr'nan manipulates nerod- ,l It is an important object of `this invention to proyide a nshing reel having a peripherally braked spool which is simple and easy to construct and which. may be assembled and disassembled with considerable ease and without reY sort Yto the `use of tools, as `far as the servicing oi the major'portions of the reel and brake are con- T'enedz Another object `of the invention is to provide, in a iishing reel of the type described, a simple and enicient braking meohanisni thatl is so located that it is readily available to the fisherman in normal casting operations and may be applied by theuse of but a single hand.

h still further object `of the invention lies in the provision of a braking mechanism for reels of the type described which Will permit ready adjustment for theapplication of a great variety of brahingiorces upon `the ferrule according to the wishes andneeds of the fisherman. h l :ther objects and advantages of the invention Will be more apparent during the course of the.

following specieation. h

' The invention and its details are shown in the aeenmpanying` drawings, in which: l p

Fig.. fl is avievv in side elevation of my fishing reel;

`l-lg. 2 is an enlarged view invert-ical section taken on line 2 2. of Fig. l4 on the longitudinal axis thereof.;

. Fig. 3 is an exploded View with portions omitted for convenienceof illustration showing the detailsof construction and elements of joinder between a cover plate and a portion of the frame;` l.li'g. i is a sectional View as though taken on theplane 2li-4 ofFig. 2;

` Fig. 5 is a perspective View ofA the spool and the'braking mechanism with the frame elements omitted; and. h

Fig. 6 is a view 'in elevation of my fishing reel as it appears assembled for any casting operation.

` The main frame of my fishing reel is of openwork construction, and comprises the cross bars l!) and l2, that are positioned in opposition to each other, and Whose ends are joined by loop members E4 and i6. The cross bars la and I2 each have Vahollovv internally threaded sleeve I8 andA It, respectively. In the showing in Figs. 1 and `2 a rod barrel 2o, having a threaded boss 2l, i'sengaged in the `sleeve i8. A handle element 22 having a threadedbosst is similarly engaged` in the threadedsleeve i9; `The lower end ofthe handle member 22 is similarly threaded internally 2 and is closed by a screw cap 24. When the device is being used for bait casting, the various elements will be assembled as shown in Figs` 1 and 2, but on the other hand, when the device is being used for iiy-casting and it is preferable to have .the reel below the handle, the order or arrangement of the parts is as shown in Fig.` 6, with the barrel 2@ joined Witl'i the handle portion 22 and the iatter seated in sleeve I8, with sleeve i9 being elosed by the cap screw 211. i

At its end, I journal a level Winder screw shait; inthe ring member i4 and I6 and beneath the cross par A nut 25 having line guiding loops 3d is mounted upon the screw 2in? to travel baci; and forth along the length of said shaft vwhen the shaft is rotated to lay the line upon the line spool in a neat and level manner. Shaft has on one lend the pinion gear 2l.

e cover plate 32 is superimposed upon `the outer face ci the frame-ring i6 and provides bearings 33 for the spool shaft 3d for rotation thereof, as Well as for the spool 35, having end cheeks 3i and 3S, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5.` Shaft is provided with gear A cover plate 4t closes the opening of theframe loop irland provides a substantial journal for the crank shaft i2 that carriesthe crank arms i3 and eaoh of which has a suitable .Granit handle to facilitate manual turning. .On its inner end, shaft i2 has a gear 4t which meshes with gear 2'! and 3S, whereupon rotation or" the .gear :it will result in rotation of both the spool 36 and the screw shaft 25, as when a fishing line is being Wound upon the spool.

The cover plate 32 is secured in .place by screws 3l. The cover plate 49 is secured upon frame loop icl by means of the screw elements Eil* 5l, which are in effect divided threads, so that part "it may be removed from` part if. by 'a turn through an aro of 63 whereupon the threads are unmeshed and disengageable `'as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Detents 52 and sockets 5d between elements i4 and 4% retain the latter. against unwarranted. rotation as when. the crank` shaft d2 is being turned while the reel is in use;`

rDihe braking features Vof my invention are olea ly shown in Figs. l, 2, 4, and 5.. Brake shoes and Si are provided to bear respectively on the peripheral edges of` the spool anges 3i. and 38.

The shoes Bt, i are joined by a spring rod'62,

which is mounted inan elongated passage Etrurining through the frame cross bar `member l2, from end to end, between the cavities Se .and B5; at either end. It will beappar-ent that whenv the shoes Si] and iii are pressed against the spool flanges Si and 5B, suicient frictionV will be created to substantially retard rotation of the spool. A second passage 'B6 is also formed in the cross baril at right angles to passage `63, andin inter-section therewith, for the reception 'of the brake rod 68, which is threaded at each end to receive a cap nut 69, under the head of each of which nuts is a spring 10 seated in a suitable cavity in the cross bar for that purpose.

Brake rod 68 is cut away between its ends to form a pair of camming surfaces l2, which lie closely adjacentJ to the braking rod 62. When the low Vpoint of the cut-away portion of rod 68 is immediately opposite spring rod 62 there will be no braking action upon the spool 39, but when rod 68 is moved, as by thumb pressure applied to either of the buttons G9, in the manner suggested in Fig. l, one or the other of the camming surfaces 'l2 will contact the rod 62 and distort it slightly, applying a pressure upon the shoes 60 and El at its end and, consequently, a frictional contact of substantial moment is obtained upon the flanges 3l and 38 of the spool 36. It will be apparent thaty by screwing down either of the screws 69 the positioning of the -f camming surface 'l2 with respect to rod 52 may be varied so that a slight braking action can be had at all times, due to the balance positioning of bar 68 produced by the tendency of the two springs 'i0 to come` to a balanced condition. In f such an arrangement, pressure upon one button 69 would produce a greater braking action and pressure upon the other button 69 would remove the braking action.

The entire construction of the reel is extremely 4 simple and an important advantage obtained by this construction is that the user may quickly take his reel apart in the event that it becomes necessary for oiling or drying or servicing the various components. The reel is broken down by rst removing the cover plate 49 in the mannershown in Fig. 3 whereupon the spool 36 may be withdrawn, through the opening or' loop i4, from its seat in loop i5 and the end bearing 33 of shaft 34.V Such a breaking down may be had 1 those skilled in the art that various changes and 5" modications may be made without departing from the true spirit and scope of my invention as set forth in the sub-joined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a, shing reel of the type wherein there is a crank-operated, double-hanged Spool journalled for rotation in opposed walls of a frame that is adapted for association with a shing rod, a braking mechanism for the spool, comprising: a shoe to frictionally engage the periphery of each flange of said spool, a spring-rod connecting said shoes and mounted in said frame for spoolward movement, said frame having a, passage therethrough lateral of said spring rod and disposed to that side of said rod away from said spool, a bar slidably mounted in said passage and having opposed cam faces to contact said spring rod upon movement in either direc-Y tion, said rod extending to without said frame at each end and having a, button thereon, and spring means between each said button and said frame and working against each other.

2. In a shing reel of the type wherein there is a. crank-operated, double-flanged spool joura nalled for rotation in opposed walls of a frame that is adapted -for association with a fishing rod, a braking mechanism for the spool, comprising: a shoe to frictionally engage the periphery of each flange of said spool, a spring-rod connecting said shoes and mounted in said frame for spoolward movement, said frame having a passage therethrough lateral of said spring rod and disposed to that side of said rod away from said spool, said frame being counter-bored at each terminus of said passage, a bar slidably mounted in said passage and having opposed cam faces to contact said spring rod upon movement in either direction, a spiral spring seated in each counterbored terminus of said passage and surrounding said bar, and a button securedto each end of said bar and overlying a spring therearound, said button being positioned for manual engagement.

3. In a iishing reel of the type wherein there is a crank-operated, double-anged spool journalled for rotation in opposed wallsvof a frame that is adapted for association with a fishing rod, a braking mechanism for the spool, comprising: a shoe to frictionally engage the periphery of each ange of said spool, a spring-rod connecting said shoes and mounted in said frame 4for spoolward movement, a rst cam slidably mounted in said frame closely adjacent said spring rod on the side away from said spool for movement lateral of said spring rod, a second cam coupled with said rst cam in opposed relation thereto and movable therewith, and a presser member connected to each cam, each presser member having a portion extending to without said frame for manual manipulation to apply said brake shoes to said spool flanges.

4. In a fishing reel of the type wherein there is a crank-operated, double-flanged spool journalled for rotation in opposed walls of a frame that is adapted for association with a fishing rod, a braking mechanism for the spool, comprising: a shoe to irctionally engage the periphery of ,K each flange of said spool, a spring-rod connecting said shoes and mounted in said frame for spoolward movement, Y a first cam slidably mounted in said frame closely adjacent said spring rod on the side away from said spool for movement lateral of said spring rod, a second cam coupled with said rst cam in opposed relation thereto and movable therewith, a presser member connected to each cam, each presser member having a portion extending to without said frame for manual manipulation to apply said brake shoes to said spool flanges, and opposed blas means associated with each of said cams for maintaining the same out of contact with said spring rod. CARL L. ABELE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 422,786 Holzmann Mar. 4, 1890 1,204,856 From Nov. '14, 1916 1,544,128 Budd et al. June 30, 1925 1,572,104 Budd Feb. 9, 1926 1,648,824 Fife Nov. 8, 1927 2,190,984 Gulbrandsen Feb. 20, 1940 

